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jus dispositivum

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jus dispositivum (j[schwa]s dis-poz-[schwa]-tI-v[schwa]m), n. [Latin “law subject to the disposition of the parties”] Int’l law. A norm that is created by the consent of participating nations, as by an international agreement, and is binding only on the nations that agree to be bound by it. Cf. JUS COGENS(1).

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jus cogens

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jus cogens (j[schwa]s koh-jenz), n. [Latin “compelling law”] 1. A mandatory or peremptory norm of general international law accepted and recognized by the international community as a norm from which no derogation is permitted. • A peremptory norm can be modified only by a later norm that has the same character. Cf. JUS DISPOSITIVUM. [Cases:

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